Archives - 31 May 2017, Wednesday

John Voelcker May 31, 2017 Follow John Add to circle Electric cars dominate U.S. climate-friendly vehicles [data: U.S. EIA; map: Climate Central] Enlarge Photo The question is a reasonable one: electric cars may be zero-emission, but what about the electricity to recharge them? While ...

Havelaar Bison electric pickup Enlarge Photo The electric-vehicle market remains in infancy, but non-traditional automakers are beginning to explore and tap the potential market for multiple types of vehicles powered by batteries. Canadian company Havelaar is the most recent to try it...

2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV pre-production vehicles at Orion Township Assembly Plant, March 2016 Enlarge Photo Fuel economy and emission standards have been a contentious issue in recent months as the auto industry and government officials clash over regulations and their potential benefit...

John Voelcker May 31, 2017 Follow John Add to circle Grille - 2017 Volkswagen Beetle 1.8T S Auto Enlarge Photo Looking back from the 2020s or 2030s, it's entirely likely that the unexpected arrival of Tesla Motors was a major force—along with legislation, perhaps the major force—in ge...

Volkswagen Plant, Wolfsburg, Germany (photo by Richard Bartz) Enlarge Photo The Volkswagen diesel scandal left lasting imprints on the entire automotive industry, and may have changed the way regulators look at vehicles using the fuel forever. That's true not just in the United States...

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Britain’s electric vehicle drivers are set to save £30 on travel costs compared to traditional petrol car users, when travelling this half term. That’s the same price as a family of four’s admission into London Tower Bridge exhibition, 15 donkey rides on Blackpool beach or enough Corn...

Samsung SDI hosted a completion ceremony for the state-of-art electric vehicle battery plant scheduled to open in second quarter of 2018 in Hungary. Sitting on a 330,000 square-meter site in Goed, 30 kilometers north of Budapest, the plant is capable of producing batteries for 50,000 ...

With one week to go before Tesla unveils a production version of the Tesla Model 3, more details are emerging about the company’s upcoming $35,000 EV. The unveiling will take place at a VIP event at Tesla’s Fremont factory on June 2 and 3. Regarding performance, we now know via leaked...

Havelaar Canada has unveiled the Bison all-electric pickup truck at the EMC show in Markham, Ontario. Bison E-Pickup features an all-wheel-drive system with “advanced electronic management of the vehicle dynamics,” Havelaar said in a press release. Underpinning the Bison is an advance...

Direct sales are a bone of contention in several other states. The Tesla Model S and Model X are premium-priced products that are simply out of reach for most mainstream buyers. But the Model 3 is supposed to be the first Tesla priced to be affordable for most people. It will list for...

Maserati is planning to sell a plug-in hybrid version of its Levante SUV. Not only that, but there’s confirmation of previous reports that it will share technology with a fellow Fiat Chrysler product – the Pacifica Hybrid. That’s because Maserati expects sales of the plug-in hybrid ve...

At a time when 25 mpg is average, and 50 mpg is stellar, plug-in electrified vehicles handily leap over these efficiency markers from conventional and regular hybrid cars. Consisting of both plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars, even the lower-level PEVs boast more than triple the eff...

Audi first to be awarded New York automated vehicle testing license; SAE Level 3 31 May 2017 The state of New York has approved Audi of America’s application to be the first company authorized to perform autonomous vehicle testing in the state. Audi intends to demonstrate and test veh...

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John Voelcker May 31, 2017 Follow John Add to circle 2016 Ford Fiesta Enlarge Photo Today, our readers weigh in on Volkswagen's claim that it will outdo Tesla, we look at jobs created by fuel-economy rules, the EU gets serious about emission testing, and BMW says that in a few years, ...

Tesla saw two bills die in the Texas state legislature Monday, another defeat in its years-long campaign to sell cars directly to consumers. The electric automaker had taken a broader approach this time with its proposed legislation allowing all types of vehicle manufacturers to engag...

Nissan is in the process of finalizing the sale of its 51-percent stake in lithium-ion battery manufacturer Automotive Energy Supply Corp. (AESC). The majority stake is to be sold to Chinese private equity firm GSR Capital, which is backed by the government of China’s Hubei province. ...